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March 2012
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1
Venera 3 became first manmade object to reach Venus, 1966
Label the planets in our Solar System.
St. Davids Day, WalesRead about, color, and take a quiz on the Welsh flag
Nebraska became a state, 1867Read a page on Nebraska, then take a quiz.
Ohio became a state, 1803Read a page on Ohio, then take a quiz.
 2
Dr. Seuss (author) born, 1904
Color a cat and make a big, silly hat in honor of Theodore Geisel (Dr. Seuss' real name). Or do a cloze activity on Seuss.
 3
Mars at Opposition (Closest to Earth)
Read about Mars, then take a quiz.
Iditarod StartsFirst Saturday in MarchRead about the Iditarod, then do a cloze activity on this Alaskan dog sled race.
Girls Day, JapanMake a Japanese origami doll.
Florida became a state, 1845Read a page on Florida, then take a quiz.
4
Voyager 1 discovered that Jupiter has rings, 1979
Read about Jupiter, then take a quiz.
Vermont became a state, 1791Read a page on Vermont, then take a quiz.
 5
Gerardus Mercator (mapmaker) born, 1512
Read about map projections, then label a map of the world.
 6
The Alamo Falls to Mexico, 1836
Read about and color the Alamo.
Valentina Tereshkova (cosmonaut) born, 1937Read about the first woman in space, then take a quiz on her life.
 7
Luther Burbank (botanist) born, 1849
Read about Burbank, then label the parts of a plant.
Piet Mondrian born, 1872Read about Mondrian, then do an art activity.
 8
Full Moon
Read about the phases of the moon.
International Women's DayName historic women.
Plant a Flower DayLabel the parts of a flower.
 9
Europe Day
Take a quiz on European flags.
Amerigo Vespucci born, 1454Label a map of North America.
 10
Rings discovered around Uranus, 1977
Label our Solar System.
Harriet Tubman (abolitionist) died, 1913
Read about Harriet Tubman, then answer questions about her life.
11
Daylight Saving Time Starts in US
2nd Sunday in March
Label a map of the US time zones
Urbain le Verrier (astronomer who discovered Neptune) born, 1811Read about and color Nepture.
Johnny Appleseed died, 1844Read about Johnny, then take a quiz on him.
 12
Gandhi leads civil disobedience march to the sea against British rule in India, 1930
Read about the flag of India, color it, and take a quiz.
 13
William Herschel discovered Uranus, 1781
Read about Uranus then take a quiz.
 14
Pi Day
Learn about Pi.
Learn about Butterflies DayLabel a butterfly's life cycle.
 15
Ides of March
National Day, HungaryTake a quiz on Hungary's flag.
Maine became a state, 1820Read a page on Maine, then take a quiz.
 16
Robert Goddard Launches the First Liquid-Fuel Rocket, 1926
Do a cloze activity on Goddard.
Everything You Do Is Right DayWrite an "I'm an Expert" essay.
 17
St. Patrick's Day
Make a leprechaun marionette.
18
First Space Walk, by cosmonaut Alexsei Leonov, 1965
Label the Earth's atmosphere, marking the orbit of Leonov's spacecraft (Voskhod 2), 167km to 475km.
Birthday of Sparky the Fire Dog (Official mascot of the National Fire Protection Association)Read about Dalmatians and color one.
 19
First lunar eclipse recorded by humans, Babylon, 721 B.C.
Read about lunar eclipses, then draw a diagram of how they occur.
Absolutely Incredible Kids Day (3rd Thur. in March)Write a letter to a friend.
 20
Vernal Equinox: First Day of Spring
Read about equinoxes and seasons, then take a quiz on them.
Libby Riddles became first woman to win the Iditarod, 1985Take a quiz on the Iditarod.
 21
Johann Sebastian Bach born, 1685
Read about Bach, then take a quiz on his life and work.
 22
New Moon
Color a page on the moon.
World Day for WaterLabel the water cycle.
International Goof Off DayWrite about the best day you could have.
 23
Patrick Henry's "Give me liberty ot give me death" Speech, 1775
Henry gave his great speech on freedom from British tyranny, after which Virginia joined the American revolution.
National Day of PakistanRead about, color, and take a quiz on Pakistan's flag.
Juan Ponce de Leon sights and names Florida, 1513Take a quiz on Florida.
 24
Harry Houdini (magician) born, 1874
Make a magical, pre-sliced banana.
25
Christian Huygens discovered Titan, Saturn's largest moon, 1655
Read about Saturn, then take a quiz.
National Family DayMake a family tree.
Greek Independence DayTake a quiz on Greece.
 26
Robert Frost (poet) born, 1874
Write a poem about your favorite things (or your not-so-favorite things).
 27
Photography Day
Make a frame for your favorite photo.
 28
Second asteroid, Pallas, discovered (1802)
Read about asteroids, then take a quiz.
 29
Spacecraft Mariner 10 took the first close-up photos of Mercury, 1974
Read about Mercury, then take a quiz.
 30
Vincent Van Gogh born, 1853
Color a painting by Van Gogh.
Doctor's DayLabel the human skeleton.
 31
Cesar Chavez (labor leader) born, 1927
Do a fill-in-the-blanks activity on Chavez.
Bunsen Burner DayLabel a Bunsen burner.
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